Frank Yeung’s bao restaurant, Mr Bao has collaborated with 17 of south London’s most-loved restaurants and food spots to celebrate Peckham’s food scene while giving back to the local community. It’s SE15’s tastiest weekend – with a side of community love.
The Peckham Weekender sees old institutions and the latest openings – will join forces to offer never-seen-before £8 specials on each of their menus, with £1 for each special donated to Peckham Pantry: a membership community food club that supports low-income families.
The festival will run from 12 to 14 July.
Participating restaurants and their £8 specials include:
Mr Bao: Lobster and Prawn Roll Bao with wasabi mayo, apple, pickled kohlrabi, crispy shallot and lime
Peckham Cellars: Scallops with spicy chorizo and cauliflower purèe
Café Britaly: Classic spag bol and chips
Levan: French Toast with mortadella and Exmoor caviar
Bar Levan: Miso Devilled Eggs with Nori, Togarashi, and Caviar
Whole Beast: Smoked & dredged Nashville hot chicken Drumstick, coal-roasted potato salad, bread & butter, pickles
Taca Taco: Taco Gobernador Mulita – A grilled cheese shrimp & cactus taco sandwich with Mexican devilled spice shrimp, melted Monterey Jack cheese, and grilled cactus, sandwiched between crispy tortillas
Janda Diner: Nasi Goreng – Janda Hawker-style surf and turf fried rice, light yet packed with aromatic vegetable flavours
Taquiza: Chile rellenos – prawn and chorizo stuffed chillies, lime zest, chipotle and garlic butter
Flygerians: Burritos with options of jollof, chicken, beef, or efo riro
Funkidory:‘Cool in the Pool’ cocktail – Lillet Blanc, Ginger Cordial, Elderflower Liqueur, served frozen with a sprinkle of lime zest
Nola: Parma ham and apple bagel
081 Pizzeria: Diavola 2.0 (tomato sauce, spicy salame, mozzarella , nduja) and Margherita (tomato sauce, mozzarella, basil, Parmesan and evo oil)
Artusi: Olive Oil cake with peaches
Rye Lane Bagels: smoked salmon and cream cheese
Kudu and Reuben’s Reubens: Specials to be announced
Daisy Johnston, Senior Marketing Manager of Mr Bao, said: “It’s been so fun bringing together some of our favourite local restaurants and neighbours to support Peckham Pantry. We all know how challenging it is to run a restaurant right now, so this weekend is about supporting our fellow hospitality crew, highlighting Peckham’s thriving food scene, encouraging people to discover new places, and giving back to this amazing community we call home”.